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Unregulated usage of labour-inducing medication in a region of Pakistan with poor drug regulatory control: characteristics and risk patterns

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Prinsloo JR, Rehman G, Bibi A,  et al.
2016-03-01 • International Health
2016-03-01 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In developing countries such as Pakistan, poor training of mid-level cadres of health providers, combined with unregulated availability of labour-inducing medication can c...
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Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan - is the hospital fulfilling its role?

Lagrou D, Zachariah R, Bissel K, Van Overloop C, Nasim M,  et al.
2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
2018-01-22 • Conflict and Health
Provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) reduces maternal mortality and should include three components: Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) offered at...
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Offering mental health services in a conflict affected region of Pakistan: who comes, and why?

Shah SK, Van der Bergh R, Van Bellinghen B, Severy N, Sadiq S,  et al.
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
2014-06-25 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
North West Pakistan is an area ravaged by conflict and population displacement for over three decades. Recently, drone attacks and military operations have aggravated unde...
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HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2002

Vandepitte JM, Malele F, Kivuvu DM, Edidi S, Muwonga J,  et al.
2007-04-01 • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2007-04-01 • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers (FSWs) in Kinshas...
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Early physical and functional rehabilitation of trauma patients in the Médecins Sans Frontières Trauma Centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan: Luxury or necessity?

Gohy B, Ali E, Van Den Berg R, Schillberg EBL, Nasim M,  et al.
2016-10-13 • International Health
2016-10-13 • International Health
BACKGROUND
In Afghanistan, Médecins Sans Frontières provided specialised trauma care in Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC), including physiotherapy. In this study, we describe the developmen...
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'They eat it like sweets': A mixed methods study of antibiotic perceptions and their use among patients, prescribers and pharmacists in a district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

Burtscher D, Van den Bergh R, Nasim M, Mahama G, Au S,  et al.
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
2021-11-19 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health threat. In Afghanistan, high levels of indiscriminate antibiotic use exist, and healthcare programmes are not informed by ...
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Management of Chronic Hepatitis C at a Primary Health Clinic in the High-Burden Context of Karachi, Pakistan

Capileno YA, Van der Bergh R, Donchunk D, Hinderaker SG, Hamid SS,  et al.
2017-04-27 • PLOS One
2017-04-27 • PLOS One
The burden of hepatitis C (HCV) infection in Pakistan is among the highest in the world, with a reported national HCV prevalence of 6.7% in 2014. In specific populations, such as in urba...
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Before the bombing: high burden of traumatic injuries in Kunduz Trauma Center, Kunduz, Afghanistan

Hemat H, Shah SK, Isaakidis P, Das M, Kyaw NTT,  et al.
2017-03-10 • PLOS One
2017-03-10 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing healthcare in Afghanistan since 1981 including specialized health services for trauma patients in Kunduz Trauma Center (K...
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Antibiotic use in a district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan: are we overprescribing?

Bajis S, Van der Bergh R, De Bruycker M, Mahama G, Van Overloop C,  et al.
2014-12-21 • Public Health Action
2014-12-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
A district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

OBJECTIVES
To assess antibiotic prescribing practices in the out-patient ...
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Poster

Provision of safe abortion care: a multicentre descriptive mixed-methods analysis, MSF OCB 2018-2020

Van Haver A, Lagrou D, Van der Bergh R, Lynen M, Vaquero M,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research